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Bournemouth are on a great run but I wonder how much the past week has taken out of them, and that makes me think Leeds could nick a point.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Fire were on course for a comfortable victory after reaching 109-3 in their chase of 127, with opener Georgia Voll in good nick and unbeaten on a half-century.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

I can see things going wrong for De Zerbi against his old club, so I am backing Brighton to nick the points here.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

That's very good and has helped me be in the nick I'm in and, touch wood, be pretty good with injuries this year.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

Mrs. Schillinger jumped out of the way in the nick of time, pulling little Edward to safety.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Scott Boland bowled 74 deliveries to Root in the remaining three Tests of that series, conceded 39 runs and dismissed Root four times by consistently probing at that fuller length and finding nicks.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

Same goes for noting any damage, like nicks or scratches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

Its wood is worn with 19 years of scratches and nicks, but its bold black type persists:

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

If the Bruins can withstand some nicks and bruises, they can win it all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

As her fingers tightened on her scabbard, he could see the scars and nicks on her skin shifting over her tendons.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Kagiso Rabada nicked off Australia opener Nic Maddinson in the first over of Australia's reply to further boost the hosts' cause.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Instead, he stumbled forward and became the 85th victim of Boland's 20-Test career as he nicked through to wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Bangladesh dominated Australia on day one of the first Test, despite Steve Smith benefitting from being given not out on review to a ball he later said he nicked.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

She reached the kitchen, and it was just as she remembered: the whitewashed cabinetry, chipped at the corners; the tile countertop; the wooden cutting board scored and nicked with age.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

If it was Everton equalising there at the end, it would be pure ecstasy but the fact of City nicking a point from the jaws of defeat feels like a punch in the gut.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

And, of course, we’ve been in a reciprocal comedy arrangement with Britain — or at least we have been nicking their ideas for shows — for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

All three of his dismissals against pace, including nicking off against Nepal seamer Nandan Yadav, have come against balls clocked between 75-82mph.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Harry Wilson has been excellent for them this season, but while I don't see them losing this, I don't see them nicking it either.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

The wind’s pummeling me, the salty spray nicking my hot face, the ocean below drumming as ferociously in my head as out of it.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson